Total Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorchester Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (LE3 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% lower than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (LE3 0UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Guthridge Crescent. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Astley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guthridge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guthridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guthridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Valence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frampton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Porlock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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